1953 Round 3 - Prix de Monte-Carlo

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RULES

Time x1 Fuel x1 Tyres x1 Weather Fixed (sunny) Real Road Naturally progressing.

Prequalifying The fastest 5 cars of each class (=20 cars) plus the 12 following fastest cars regardless of class will be retained.

Starting procedure Standing start, no formation lap. Grid 2-2-2, PP left.

SCHEDULE

Sunday February 12th (all times given are CET) :

• 20:00 – Qualifying session (60 minutes, unlimited number of laps)
  
• 21:00 – Drivers' Briefing
  
• 21:05 – Race Start (60 laps)
  

Password : hsogs23

A training/pre-qualifying server will be opened January 30, 2023 at 2pm, and will run 24/7 until February 11 at 10pm. It will use a static RealRoad setting, and can be accessed using the same password as for the race server : hsogs23.

Please not that the prequalifying server will shut down automatically at the scheduled time, even if there is still time left in the session running at that time.

--> HOTLAPS <--

Thanks for pointing out your presence or absence in the present thread.

ENTRY LIST (27 present | 14 pending | 3 absent)

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Present
Filippo Marazzi	#5 Scuderia Ferrari
Paul Nadeau	#6 Scuderia Ferrari
Bruno Chacon	#7 Scuderia Ferrari
Isidoro Jauregi	#8 Jaguar Cars
Petr Hlavac	#10 Jaguar Cars
Mark Johnson	#15 David Brown Corporation
Darren Andrews	#19 Daimler-Benz AG
Pascal Mikula	#20 Daimler-Benz AG
Martin Jaspers	#24 Officine Alfieri Maserati
Ronald Toolooze	#25 Officine Alfieri Maserati
Mark A. Warmington	#26 Officine Alfieri Maserati
Alex Mirkovic	#27 Bristol Aeroplane Company
David Purchase	#28 Bristol Aeroplane Company
Matt Wright	#38 Porsche KG
Matias Estrela	#39 Porsche KG
Declan Brush	#40 Ecurie Rosier
Erwann Burguiere	#41 Ecurie Rosier
Gérard Ryon	#45 Ecurie Francorchamps
Austin Burchfield	#48 Scuderia Guastalla
John Cook	#49 Scuderia Guastalla
Honza Mild	#50 Scuderia Italia Gordini
Karel Marciniszyn	#51 Scuderia Italia Gordini
Rhys Gardiner	#54 Kangaroo Stable
Niklas Kirsten	#56 Ecurie Yankee
Martin Bayer	#57 Ecurie Monte-Carlo
Frank Verplanken	#58 Gilby Engineering
Jon Dee	#60 Ecurie Sonauto Porsche
Pending
Myfanwy Fflur	#2 Briggs Cunningham
Robin de Vos	#3 Briggs Cunningham
Nicolas Hillebrand	#14 David Brown Corporation
Otávio de Barros	#16 David Brown Corporation
Johnny Gutierrez	#17 David Brown Corporation
Claudio Navonne	#18 Daimler-Benz AG
Christian Dauger	#21 Equipe Gordini
Jim Carvalho	#36 Porsche KG
Nina Delamater	#37 Porsche KG
Ricardo Magno	#47 North American Racing Team
Krzysztof Babij	#59 Ecurie Sonauto Porsche
Tom Dee	#62 Scuderia Lancia
Aurélien Hamart	#63 Scuderia Lancia
Absent
Sebastian Vignone	#22 Equipe Gordini
Marek Liolias	#23 Equipe Gordini
Lari Salminen	#55 Ecurie Côte-d’Azur
Rob de Vries	#64 Scuderia Lancia

A few notes for this third event.

As announced earlier, this is a late change from the Südschleife originally scheduled, due to issues with the track. Our designated race poster designer Aurélien is very busy these days and did not have time to make a custom one for this last minute change.

This was a 1952 event in real life, the only time the Monaco Grand Prix was held to Sportscar rules instead of Grand Prix rules. The limited number of historic tracks available on rFactor 2 and the fact Monaco is a classic event have combined for this dent in our usual historical accuracy standards.

Prequalifying

With 43 drivers registered for 32 spots available, prequalifying will be a battle for the first time this year.

Keep in mind the rules pertaining to prequalifying, most notably the fact only the fastest time of a driver having posted a time with his two cars will be retained.

Also, the 32 drivers making the cut will be selected based on the particular rules applied to this event : i.e. the the fastest 5 cars of each class (=20 cars) plus the 12 following fastest cars regardless of class.

The hotlap does not exactly display the prequalifying standings in the most clear way, as by default the second fastest time of a driver will also be shown, which can bring a bit of confusion as to what the top 5 of each class is.

It takes a lot of manual editing (i.e. deleting entries in results files) to bring it up to what we want, so be patient, we will try and update it as often as possible.

Darren is working on having an automated system akin to what was used in the HRRC series last year, with spreadshits updated as soon as a session is completed. We will use it when it is ready, but in the meantime manual editing will have to do.

If you have two cars booked with your entry, please also keep in mind that using both cars in the same session will result in only the time you have set with the last car you used retained by rF2 and thus by the hotlap.

The prequalifying server is now up and running, let me know if everything works fine for you guys

I ll be there...in prequali

Well there is room for 32 and we were 32 at Crystal Palace, so maybe prequalifying won't be so tense, we'll see

I would also like to remind you that as per the regulations :

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A driver missing three races in a row will lose his entry which would then be made available for someone else to drive.

This means the following drivers will lose their ride if they miss Monaco, having been absent at the first two races of the series :

Otávio de Barros
Johnny Gutierrez
Claudio Navonne
Christian Dauger
Jim Carvalho
Aurélien Hamart

A bit of maintenance on the server right now, both the training server and hotlap are down. Will let you know when it's all back up

Present

Frank Verplanken wrote:

A bit of maintenance on the server right now, both the training server and hotlap are down. Will let you know when it's all back up

Everything is back online now, sorry for the inconvenience

Present

Present

Present

Present if I actually make it to the race

I will be there

Présent.

Present

Present but highly doubtful I’ll prequalify

Present

I must apologize for missing the last event due to unforeseen circumstances out of my control.

I will be present.

Not present this time. I hope to be back at Spa.

Present, till the "no chicane" knocks me out!

I'm in

A bit of HSO history in Monaco.
In 2018, Coupe de Prince Rainier 1936 was performed.
Without training, I decided to participate in the lights out with Brian Janik's ERA #18, without any pretensions, just to finish the race that was masterfully won by Mick Chapman.
At the end of the race, I was awarded 6th place in a race full of retirements, mainly due to accidents and engine breakdowns.
Here's the tip for the race that will be long and exhausting.

The broadcast of the race here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tz05BMJ3kak&t=1156s&ab_channel=HistoricSimracingOrganisation

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It seems like there is some yellowish/sephia filter applied when I go on server. Is that correct? If yes, is it possible to turn it off somehow? Thanks